
Abstract by
I. D. Berg (joint with J. R. Alexander and R. Foote)
UIUC
- Perimeter in H2, S2, E2.
We have for a convex body in H2 established
L(g) = ò2p0 hE(j)dj where hE is the
Euclidean distance in the Beltrami-Klein model to the right-hand
support line, our Projective Cauchy formula. We obtain the polar form,
L(g) = ò2p0 sinh2r[dw/ ds] dq º ò2p0 Kg [(sinh2rcoshr)/(cosh2r)] dq
in the smooth case (which is easily adapted to the convex case). This
formula is intrinsic and adapts to S2 (and
of course, E2) immediately. We contrast this and equivalent
characterizations, some classical, with our non-equivalent (saving
E2) Minkowski form, L(g) = ò2p0 Kg([(L(r))/(2p)])2 dq+ K òg[(A(r))/(2p)] ds, where L(r), A(r) are respectively
circumference and included area of circle of radius r9
- Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 2:00 p.m. - 243 Altgeld Hall
GEOMETRIC POTPOURRI SEMINAR
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